All midwives deliver babies, but not all midwives are the same -- which has caused a heated debate in Illinois over their licensing, regulation, and what they call themselves. ``It's a very ...

In 2015, Jill became a licensed certified professional midwife (CPM) — though practice privileges of CPMs vary by state Before being rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section after discovering ...

Confident and unafraid — not many mothers would describe their feelings during childbirth with these words, but they are the words Charissa Peterson uses to describe giving birth to her youngest ...

Midwives have helped women to deliver babies for centuries and they were present at most births until the early twentieth century. Today, more than 12% of all births, both vaginal and C-section, in ...

Deborah McBain reflects on the personality traits and decisions that turn a Modern Midwife into a strong leader. Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author.

Yet the workforce continues to be not only small, but racially homogenous: More than 90% of midwives are white. “Depending on what you look at, there are somewhere between 7,000 to 15,000 midwives ...